https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=JustseanAlpine Linux - User contributions [en]2026-05-02T21:33:23ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.40.0https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=Openbox&diff=23196Openbox2023-04-17T21:49:48Z<p>Justsean: /* Install packages */</p>
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<div>== Initial setup ==<br />
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Start by booting Alpine (see [[Installation|these]] instructions on how to do that)<br />
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=== Enable Community Repository ===<br />
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We need the Community Repository available for access to the Openbox packages. Instructions are available on the [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository|Repositories]] page.<br />
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=== Install packages ===<br />
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Install the basic packages for a minimal installation:<br />
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{{Cmd|# apk add openbox xterm terminus-font}}<br />
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xterm is needed so you have a way to access the terminal in X. There are alternatives but this is the classic.<br />
Terminus is needed because without any fonts, you will not be able to see any text in OpenBox.<br />
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== Configure <code>xorg-server</code> ==<br />
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On most systems, xorg should be able to auto-detect all devices. However, you can still configure xorg-server manually by launching:<br />
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{{Cmd|# setup-xorg-base}}<br />
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== Configure user ==<br />
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To make Xorg work as normal user you need to add user to these groups: video, input.<br />
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{{Cmd|# addgroup <username> input}}<br />
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{{Cmd|# addgroup <username> video}}<br />
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== acpid ==<br />
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If you installed your Alpine Linux as a VirtualBox or VMWare guest, you might find it handy to be able execute an ACPI shutdown.<br />
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{{Cmd|# rc-update add acpid}}<br />
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== Set Openbox as the default WM ==<br />
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{{Cmd|$ echo 'exec openbox-session' >> ~/.xinitrc}}<br />
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== Copy the config files to your home folder ==<br />
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{{Cmd|$ mkdir ~/.config}}<br />
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{{Cmd|$ cp -r /etc/xdg/openbox ~/.config}}<br />
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{{Note|The default configuration is minimal and most menu options won't work unless you customize and/or install additional packages. More information is available in the [http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Configuration Openbox configuration documentation].}}<br />
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== Edit Openbox settings ==<br />
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You can now edit the Openbox settings for your user by editing the files located in <code>~/.config/openbox</code><br />
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The Openbox configuration details can be studied on the [http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Contents#Configuration Openbox wiki].<br />
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== Start X ==<br />
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{{Cmd|$ startx}}<br />
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{{Note|The default Openbox menu (right-click on desktop) will have a lot of options that won't work because the required packages haven't been installed. XTerm will work if you added the package in the first step, and you can use that to add additional packages.}}<br />
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[[Category:Desktop]]<br />
[[category: Window Manager]]</div>Justsean